into the sheath

Tang Heng died.

When Li Qing told him the news, Jiang Feng was drafting the action plan for the next attack.The basic framework of the draft has been determined, and the rest is just the improvement of some trivial details.After high-intensity work, his tense nerves relax, and he will inevitably be a little distracted.

Perhaps the positioning of the target city on South 23 can be slightly modified.Jiang Feng pondered in his heart.This will not affect the overall operation, but it can make the contribution of some troops more realistically displayed, and by the way, the promotion path of the sentinel will also be easier.

His thoughts stopped abruptly here, and then, Jiang Feng heard what Li Qing said.

"Tang Heng is dead."

Standing in front of Jiang Feng, Li Qing said this sentence as formulaic as possible.

Jiang Feng was taken aback for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at Li Qing.

"What did you say?" he asked subconsciously.

"The Target City on South 23 just released the news: In another surprise attack by the Zerg, five teams were killed. Among them was Tang Heng." Li Qing said, "I've confirmed it, and the news is true."

Having said that, Li Qing couldn't help observing Jiang Feng's expression again, but he found nothing.In Li Qing's eyes, his chief just nodded slightly, and when he finished speaking, he turned his gaze back to the projection screen.

Li Qing opened his mouth. Seeing this scene, he suddenly didn't know how to react—isn't Tang Heng the sentinel who combined with the chief?Why did the chief act so calm after hearing the news, as if...as if he was completely unmoved.

At this time, Jiang Feng looked at him again.

"Well, I see." Jiang Feng said, "If there is nothing else, you can go out."

"……it is good."

Seeing this, Li Qing couldn't say anything more, so he had to leave the office.However, at the moment when the metal door behind him was about to close, he seemed to hear some sound again, which was heavy and hoarse, like the sound of a long thorn being stabbed hard into the softest part of a beast. whimper.

Then, all the movement disappeared after the "click" of the door lock biting.

Jiang Feng fixed his eyes firmly on the screen. The strange thing is that the words that were coherent a second ago suddenly became fragmented at this moment, as if they had been coded layer after layer, so obscure that it was difficult to understand.

Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore.

Jiang Feng took a deep breath, lowered his head slowly, and buried his face in his palm.His movements were slow and heavy, as if he could hide some sudden emotions in this way.

In the next moment, like a thunderclap, the guide's mental power exploded uncontrollably, and quickly spread in all directions, covering the entire military building in an instant, but it was not enough, and continued to spread outward .The military area, the tower area, the main city... The ability is overdrawn, and the mental tentacles are like rubber bands that are constantly being stretched, showing a precarious whiteness.The light bulb also seemed to be unbearable, flickering brightly and dimly, making a hissing sound.

Then, the taut string snapped.

They were so far away that he couldn't find the sentry, and the link was weakened by the distance, like a flying catkin floating in the air.

Sweat dripped from his forehead, and even his fingertips were wet.Jiang Feng maintained this posture and did not move for a long time.Vaguely, he seemed to hear someone's growl.

Jiang Feng suddenly thought: In the action draft in his hand, the expected death rate is [-]%, but the actual number may be two to three percentage points higher than this.

Then he thought again: Li Qing said, Tang Heng is dead, how could it be?That guy communicated with him five days ago. In the video, the sentry was grinning as usual, smiling, and clamoring that he would reward him when he triumphed.

how could be?

An hour later, Li Qing was called into the office again.

As soon as he entered the door, he felt a sharp gaze.Li Qing's scalp tingled, and following that gaze, he saw the huge golden eagle - Li Qing recognized that it was Jiang Feng's Quantum Beast, but before that, he rarely had the chance to see it. it.

Thinking of this, Li Qing couldn't help but look at Jiang Feng's appearance at this time.

From the brows to the indifference and calmness of the corners of the mouth, there is still nothing unusual.

"Just……"

After all, there is still something different.

When he spoke, Jiang Feng's voice was very sticky, he cleared his throat, and then he was able to continue speaking.

"I received an urgent letter just now, and I dealt with it first." Jiang Feng said, "Go on. I asked you to check before. How is the development progress at the Advanced Research Institute?"

……

After dealing with business for 10 minutes, the topic before that was never mentioned again. No, not only was it not mentioned again, every topic that might even involve "South 23 Target City" was blocked by Jiang. Tactfully went around.

Although the affairs were complicated in the past, after following Jiang Feng for so long, Li Qing has never felt such a great pressure like today, one by one, one by one, the pace of handling things is so fast that he can hardly breathe.

In the end, the topic inevitably fell back to "South 23 Target City".

Jiang Feng looked at the contents of that column on the work memorandum, and was silent for a long time. When Li Qing thought that he was going to bypass this topic again like before, he spoke.

When asking this question, Jiang Feng's tone was very careful, "I've read the latest battle report. Target city on South 23, specifically... what is the situation like?"

Li Qing quickly sorted out his thoughts, and explained all the collected information in an orderly manner.

Jiang Feng asked again: "Are there any survivors?"

"No."

"Where is the final location of the liaison?"

Li Qing reported a coordinate, "Actually, the last update time of this coordinate was four days ago. The target city sent people to search, but that area has been occupied by Zerg, and the search team can't get close. Sorry."

Both Li Qing and Jiang Feng had been to the front line.They knew exactly how the Zergs attacked, and they also knew that with such a dense distribution of Zergs, the human beings caught in it had no power to fight back, and could only allow themselves to be eaten by the bugs, and then there was no bones left.

After a while, Li Qing heard Jiang Feng's reply——

"...I have nothing to ask."

This was the first time Li Qing saw a blank look on Jiang Feng's face.

Like a child who gets lost on his way home.

……

For the next five days, Jiang Feng almost stayed in the office.On the afternoon of the fifth day, he called Li Qing in again.

"Help me make an appointment with them, try to arrange it within three days."

Jiang Feng sent Li Qing a list.This list is not long, there are only four names, but all of them are people at the top of social power.

Due to power checks and balances, during this operation, Jiang Feng, as the top person in charge, was not allowed to leave the main city according to regulations. However, Li Qing didn't know what deals Jiang Feng had reached during the three-day meeting with those people Anyway, on the evening of the third day, just after the last interview, Jiang Feng said to Li Qing: "Go to the transfer station."

After that, he stretched out his hand and rubbed the center of his brows. In the blink of an eye, he revealed some imperceptible exhaustion and some deeper emotions underneath.

Jiang Feng's destination was Target City South 23, but he didn't let Li Qing follow him.

The news of Jiang Feng's arrival spread like wildfire.The entire southern urban agglomeration, and even war zones across the country, were shocked—he was the first person to break this rule.All of a sudden, there are different opinions.

Jiang Feng expected the consequences of this incident, but he didn't care.

With the addition of the chief guide, the defensive pressure on the front line of Target City was instantly reduced, and they even started to try to counterattack.

Jiang Feng only participated in the operation on the first day, and the area he faced happened to cover the coordinates reported by Li Qing that day.

On that day, the people present really felt what shock is.Standing at the front of the army formation, the chief guide seemed to have thousands of troops.The mental power swung away as if it had substance, and in an instant, there was a moment of silence in the minds of all the sentries—the lingering Zerg mental noises were completely annihilated at this moment, followed by a cry The "click" sound, which was loud enough to shock the eardrums, seemed to be crushed by an invisible hand, and thousands of huge bugs suddenly appeared in shape, no longer phantoms that required spiritual prying, Instead, it literally becomes an imprint on the retina.

It was a dense piece of darkness, completely blocking the view from a distance. After a short period of stagnation, those black insect remains fell to the ground like water, and followed Jiang Feng's advancing steps, the endless stream...

After that day, Jiang Feng gave himself an indefinite long vacation.

He returned to the house in the eastern part of the main city, closed the door to thank guests, and did nothing, often sitting on the sofa for a whole day.Jiang Feng felt that he had been dreaming these days, ups and downs, but he never woke up from the dream.

He dreamed about his experience with Tang Heng in Target City, the scenes when they met for the first time, and Tang Heng's laughing and cursing gestures...they embraced, kissed, and made love in their dreams.

But the dream is always dark, as if shrouded in a thick and dense fog, which is so oppressive that it makes one's chest feel tight, and the eye sockets are sore, making one unable to breathe.

Tang Heng.

He called that name over and over again in his dream.

Jiang Fengyuan thought that he would die like this.

No. 13 days after hearing the news of Tang Heng's death.

It seems that the sun is finally not stingy with light and heat, and a ray of light leaks from the clouds.Jiang Feng suddenly woke up from that dazed state.He blinked and looked at the empty room, a little confused between dreams and reality.

But what happened next made him feel even more dazed.

Under the perception of overdrawn and almost exhausted mental power, a familiar existence suddenly appeared again.

Jiang Feng was taken aback for a moment, then sat up hastily.

He "watched" that existence pass downstairs, took the elevator, and finally stood in front of the door.

Jiang Feng held his breath.

He didn't even dare to look in the direction of the entrance, for fear that this was another self-paralyzing illusion.

Then, the door lock mechanism twisted and made a light "click".

The door was opened from the outside.

"Jiang Feng." Someone called his name with a smile, "I'm back."

He is back.

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The plot has nothing to do with the content of the text, ooc warning